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CLAYTON N. DAViS, OF FORT EDVARD, NE\V YORK, ASSIGNOR- OF ONE- HALF TODAVIS 85 00., OF SAME PLACE.

SHIRT.

.EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,546, dated May 26,1885.

Application filed July 19, 1884. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, CLAYTON N. DAVIS, a resident of Fort Edward, in thecounty of Washington and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Shirts; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, thatwill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the acconr panying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

My invention relates to improvements in shirts; and it consists in animproved method of staying and facing the back and sleeve openings.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and simple method ofre-enforcing shirtopenings, and at the same time ornament the B is thenfolded over to form the fold i,

edges of the openings.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan view of a portion of a shirt with aslit or opening herein. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the outside facing.Fig. 3 is a plan View of the inner facing and stay or reenforce piece.Fig. 4 is a modified form of same. Fig. 5 is a plan view of portion of ashirt, showing an opening iinished, except that the edges of the facingsare exposed to view on the upper side to show the form of construction.Figs. 6, 7, and 8 show in plan the different stages of construction ofthe modified forms, as will hereinafter be more fully explained.

The edges of the fabric are shown loose, and exaggerated in size andform to better show the construction. The slit or opening A is first cutin the shirt S. The strip of fabric 0 is then secured at one edge to theflies or edges a and b of the opening, the line of stitching c securingit for half its length to the fly I), and the stitching d securing itthe other half of its length to the fly a. The other and loose edge ofthe strip 0 is either before or after the 1ast-described process foldedand stitched by the line of stitching e, to form the hem g, which givesthe strip a hem-finished edge. This finished edge on the end of thestrip attached to fly b is then turned over upon the outer face of theshirt-fly b, and stitched thereto by the row of stitching 71, whichextends the whole length of the opening, and one-half the length of thestrip G. The other half of the strip, attached to fly a by line ofstitching (1, while lying upon the inner or back side thereof, isafterward turned out, so as to project from and form an extension ofsaid flyedge, asshown in Fig. 5, the extended edge being hem-finished,as before described, and transformed into an overlapping fly to con cealthe opening.

B is a strip of fabric forming an outer fac ing, which serves toornament, as well as strengthen, the opening. In cutting it from thefabric it is given the general form shown in Fig. 2, the broken linesindicating the line of the folds formed by turning in the raw edges. theedge of strip 0 and fly-edge a, securing the three edges together at oneand the same time by the line of stitching d. The strip nearly or quitecoincident with the outer fold of the extended hem-finished edge ofstrip 0, to which it is securely attached by the line of stitching J.The other edges of strip B are then turned in and secured by theline ofstitching K to the shirt-body. It is not essential that strip C shouldextend the whole length of the opening A, on either side thereof. Vhenmade shorter, it is preferable to cut the strip as shown in Fig. 4, theupper end gradir ally contracting in width to a point. The strip soformed, D, is attached along its straight edge to fly b in the samemanner as strip 0. (Shown partly in Fig. 6.) The exposed edge of fly I)and the strip D are then hem-finished, the same as the edge of strip 0,except that the hem is formed by turning the edge within the fold of thehem, instead of above it, the edges of fly I) and of strip D forming andbe ing treated as one continuous edge, as shown partly in Fig. 1. Thehem-finished edge is then turned over upon the face of fly b andstitched thereto as far as the bottom A of the opening, and then to theouter facing, B, the same as strip 0. The fly'edge a may be insertedwithout a fold between the edges of strips D and B, as shown in Fig. 8,or folded I as shown in Fig. 5. The hem-finished edge I prefer toinclude the edge B with 1 can be easily formed and stitched by asewing-machine and hemmer attachment, and the whole method ofconstruction is easily understood and practiced by operatives engaged inthe manufacture of shirts and simi lar articles of wearing-apparel. Thehem-finish greatly strengthens the edges of the staystrip, by reason ofthe several folds and thicknesses presented. By producing these foldsand thicknesses from a single narrow strip of fabric and combining themwith an outer folded facing I am able to cheaply and effectually staythe opening to prevent it from tearing and extending'down farther'intothe body of the shirt or sleeve when subjected to the strain of usage,and at the same time produce an ornamental covering.

I do not wish to limit myself to any particular form of facing-strips.

gether at d, the folded strip B being stitched at 30 J to strip 0, andat K to the shirt, as shown and described In testimony whereof Ihave'hereunto set my hand.

CLAYTON N. DAVIS. \Vitnesses:

ALBERT LAOKMANN, W. MONTGOMERY.

